Federal police open Hanson 'evaluation'

The Australian Federal Police chief is evaluating claims that Pauline Hanson's One Nation may have breached state or federal electoral laws.

Labor senator Murray Watt has written to Andrew Colvin asking the AFP to investigate reports Senator Hanson's party may have breached legal requirements for disclosure of electoral spending and for claiming election funding.

Senator Watt has also sought a probe into the party's alleged collection of GST without the proper Australian Taxation Office registration required to do so, and the party's use of an aircraft.

Mr Colvin told a Senate committee on Thursday the AFP was evaluating the claims.

He said he had spoken with the Queensland police commissioner and the AFP had been in touch with both the Australian Electoral Commission and Electoral Commission of Queensland.

The AFP first needed to work out whether they were state or commonwealth offences.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told parliament this week he would be getting advice from the AFP.

But Mr Colvin said he had not received any referrals from the government.

"We've had no discussions with anyone in the government about these matters."

The justice minister had been advised the AFP received the referral from Senator Watt, but the evaluation itself had not been discussed with the minister, the commissioner said.

Attorney-General George Brandis declined to say whether he had spoken with the AFP.

"I don't discuss advice ministers may have sought from the AFP," he told the committee.

Asked by Labor frontbencher Tony Burke why he had not sought advice from the AFP, Mr Turnbull told parliament he had confirmed the AFP was evaluating the matter.

"Both by principle and by law the AFP should be allowed to complete that evaluation independent of any influence by the government," Mr Turnbull said.

One Nation denies any wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, One Nation members will receive the latest financial report and hear a speech from Senator Hanson at the party's Queensland and national annual general meeting on August 24.

The party will also consider constitutional changes.

A shop will be set up featuring a One Nation plane-shaped stress ball - making fun, and money, out of the scandal over a Jabiru aircraft used by Senator Hanson and flown by her chief of staff James Ashby.